Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 67



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#67. Yudeukcheongsanjae Bulpamolsiso (留得靑山在 不?沒柴燒).

Chiang Kai-shek could no longer mention Manchuria.

Although the United States pretended to maintain neutrality, it was clear that it was in fact siding with the Republic of Korea, and in reality, there was no means to force the Republic of Korea to immediately give up the land in Manchuria.

The most urgent thing now was to drive out the Communist Party and take over the Central Powers, and support from the United States was still desperately needed.

In this situation, it was difficult to lose ground with the United States over the Manchurian issue, and it was impossible to continue clashing with the Republic of Korea, which had emerged as a new powerhouse in Northeast Asia.

It would be a big problem if they even supported Mao Zedong’s Communist Party behind his back.

In the end, we have no choice but to promise for the future.

Chiang Kai-shek let go of his boiling anger and hurried back after finishing his speech by proposing continued support to Roosevelt, formal establishment of diplomatic relations with Lee Kang-chol, and friendly relations in the future.

On the return flight.

“What are you going to do about Manju?”

Xu Yongchang asked Chiang Kai-shek, who was looking out the window with a stern expression.

“For now, I have no choice but to endure it…”

“No, that’s not true, is it? “What are you going to do if these guys continue to devour Manchuria forever?”

“What if I don’t stay still? Do you have any other way? If you have it, let me know. “I will actively support you.”

“…”

There was no way.

“It was said that Yudeukcheongsanjae Bulpamolsiso (留得靑山在 不?沒柴燒). There will be no need to worry about firewood as long as the clearing remains, and the nobleman’s revenge may come a little late. “As long as we don’t forget.”

“Whoa!”

“Besides, it’s not just a bad thing for us that they are taking over Manchuria.”

“yes? “Why?”

“We are in a situation where we are blocked by Mao Zedong and cannot go north, so it is better for Manchuria to be controlled by them than to become the base of the Red Army.”

“ah···.”

“Let’s go quickly and take complete control of the midfield. So there is no need to fight with those guys. “If we take control of the Central Plain anyway, we will again become a vassal state of the Republic of China like in the past.”

“I understand, Mr. President.”

While Chiang Kai-shek was dying forlornly, at the General Government Complex, George Marshall and Admiral King were engaged in fierce negotiations with the leaders of the Republic of Korea’s army, navy, and air force, including Ko Seok-man.

“I’ll give it to you at the same level as Gato.”

“Uh-huh! What are you saying? Admiral King? Please give me Balao level. “It’s the largest quantity, right?”

“Gato-class submarines are also useful. “It’s not that much different from the Balao level.”

“I say that because the difference is big for us. The safe diving depth of the Gato class is too low. “It is difficult to operate in the deep waters of the East Sea.”

“Huh…”

Admiral King was unable to defeat Admiral Kim Jong-woo as he attacked him while identifying all the weaknesses of the Gato-class submarine.

“Besides, the United States doesn’t use the Balao class for long anyway. So please give me 30 ships.”

“30 ships is too many. “If you’re going to ask for 30 ships, take them mixed with the Gato class.”

“great. I give in. “Please give me only 24 ships of the Balao class.”

“So you’re saying it can’t be done?”

“Who asked for it right away?”

“then?”

“Please provide 8 ships over 3 years. So there is no burden in the United States, right? And the same goes for other traps. “You can give it over three or four years.”

“That much is possible.”

“okay! So that’s what submarines do, and then surface ships.”

“…”

Admiral King was dumbfounded to see Admiral Kim Jong-woo shamelessly ripping it off as if he had entrusted it to him, but since the situation was troublesome with surplus ships after the war anyway, he had no choice but to grant most of Kim Jong-woo’s demands.

In addition, South Korea’s contribution to the Pacific War was significant, and the United States also received lead-acid battery technology in return, so it was not a loss.

“Five Baltimore-class heavy cruisers!”

“Take only three ships. The Baltimore class has a total of 14 ships, so what if they ask for 5 ships?”

“Then let’s make it four ships.”

“Ouch! I knew.”

“Please give me nine Cleveland light cruisers.”

“That’s how I take it. “The position is ambiguous, so there is no need for us.”

“haha! “I will.”

After that, they came out one after another.

“You can take the PT boat however you want?”

“It’s a wooden boat, so it’s going to burn down soon, right? “We will only take about 60 ships in good condition for coastal patrol purposes.”

“What about destroyers?”

“Please give me 30 gearing-class ships.”

“You also take Fletcher or Allen M. Sumner class?”

“Just give me the gearing. And I will take plenty of transport ships.”

“To be honest, the Liberty Ship is difficult to deal with, so you can take whatever you want, but is there a reason why you need the Republic of Korea?”

Of the 2,700 Liberty ships produced, it was difficult to dispose of them, so a Greek businessman took over 500 of them.

“Most of Japan’s newly acquired territory is islands. Moreover, our country desperately needs maritime trade, but we do not have any useful ships.”

“Hmm, I guess so. “Then how much will you take?”

“Liberty ships are too slow, so please give us more Victory ships.”

“We cannot give much to the Victory class because we plan to continue using it for the time being. “It is still being used for the return of deployed soldiers (Operation Magic Carpet).”

“Then you can give it to me after the operation is over, right? “We will only take 100 Victory-class ships and 300 Liberty ships.”

“Hmm, I understand.”

“I will also take 50 LSTs.”

“Do by that way.”

“I heard that our Commander-in-Chief has already reached an agreement with your President Roosevelt regarding the aircraft carrier. “Four Essex-class aircraft carriers, right?”

“That’s right, but we decided to deliver it over a total of 5 years.”

“haha! That’s natural. As I said before, even if you give 4 ships at once, it is difficult to operate them right away. So, we decided to get help with the initial operations as well.”

“This is so sweeping.”

“Don’t waste it. “For the U.S. military, there’s no need to use it all for long anyway, right?”

“All right. Then what about the ship’s aircraft?”

“I decided to take it to the F4U Corsair.”

“Why don’t you take the F6F Hellcat too?”

“It must have operational commonality with the Air Force, and in many ways, it is difficult to operate two models.”

“Wow, Hellcat is not popular. “It’s really difficult to deal with 12,000 units made…”

“ha ha ha! If you have trouble dealing with it, please let me know. “We will take some of it.”

“All right.”

After Navy Chief Kim Jong-woo finished talking with Admiral King, Air Force Chief of Staff Admiral Jeong Ji-woon continued negotiations with General George Marshall.

“As you have heard, our Air Force chose the F4U Corsair as its main fighter aircraft. So, I ask Marshal Marshall for about 300 P-38 fighter jets and transport planes.”

“Hoo? No need for bombers? I can give you as many models as the B-17, right? B-29 is also possible to some extent.”

“Our environment is not suitable for bomber operations. Now that the world has changed, the viability of bombers is being questioned. If necessary, we can carry out precision bombing with Corsair or P-38.”

“Is that possible? What is precision bombing?”

“Yes, we can.”

“Could our U.S. military also use that technology? “I will pay any price.”

“The precision bombing technology we use does not improve the performance of fighter jets or bombs.”

“yes? sure?”

“We need an infrastructure system, and it’s top secret. “It cannot be used outside of our region.”

“I’m so sorry about this. “Really, how could it not be?”

“Hmm, if we develop a gyroscope-based inertial navigation system, I think we can provide it with approval from higher-ups…”

“If it is a gyroscope-based technology, was it also used in the V2 rocket?”

“Yes, that’s right. Even the current US military probably has gyroscope technology at a rudimentary level.”

“But is that possible? “As far as I know, the V2 rocket has a huge margin of error.”

“So, we will look into whether we can provide more advanced technology. “Even if it’s just that much, it will be much better than it is now.”

Inertial navigation devices were developed at a rudimentary level at MIT in the United States in the early 1950s.

So, if it was offered to the United States now, a few years ahead of time, it would have been both condescending and a good deal in return.

“Then please.”

“All right. However, it may be a bit expensive, but is that okay?”

“Ugh! I can’t help it. “I’m not an expert, but I think that kind of technology would have a ton of applications.”

“ha ha ha! You know very well. “It will become a key element in all systems required for positioning and attitude control.”

“Anyway, please take care of me.”

“All right. Well, we’ll discuss that separately later, but for now, let’s just finish what we’ve been talking about. “I would like to ask for 600 C-47 Skytrain transport planes and 100 C-54 Skymaster transport planes.”

“That much? “Where are you going to use it?”

“I understand there is enough supply, right? “More than 10,000 C-47s were produced, right?”

“Of course there is enough, but there is too much.”

“As Navy Chief Kim Jong-woo said earlier, the newly acquired territory is rather large. Manchuria, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and even the southern islands. Many planes are needed to smoothly communicate not only with the island but also with the entire Manchuria region. “It takes too much time to travel by train now.”

“Hmm, I see. All right. “We have enough stock, so we will provide it to you.”

“thank you.”

Air Force Chief of Staff Jeong Ji-woon said a few other small things? Negotiations ended with the request.

And the baton was passed to Go Seok-man.

“ha ha ha! hello? Marshal Marshall?”

“haha! They say that the person who runs towards you while laughing is the scariest…”

“Oh, is that possible? “I finish quickly.”

“Thank you for that.”

thud!

“What is this?”

Marshal Marshall asked in confusion as Ko Seok-man placed a thick book on the table.

But the answer came from the side.

From the mouth of Admiral King.

“Again, again?”

“What do you mean?”

“Ugh! George, I’ve already seen a booklet like that.”

“You saw it?”

“That booklet is probably a list of Korea’s demands.”

“Is everything this thick?”

“I hope you have a hard time…”

“…”

At this time, Admiral King did not know.

This pamphlet was later called the origin of the ‘Marshall Plan’ and sparked fierce debate even within the United States as to whether it had been distributed too far.

Above all, what is different from the last booklet is that the font size of this booklet was written in Word program font size 9.

Last time it was 12.

Go Seok-man put a lot of effort into collecting the weapons and materials needed for the army and the civilian sector.

Heavy equipment, diesel locomotives, all kinds of raw materials, and equipment and facilities necessary for industrial development.

“Are you going to give me all of this? Are you going to kill me by overworking me?”

Marshall opened the booklet and looked at it for a moment, then closed it and asked.

“Is that possible? “We will take responsibility for Marshal Marshall’s health.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“ha ha ha! We in Korea have prepared a small sincerity. Since you have come to our country, please undergo a special health checkup. “We will take responsibility for your health with cutting-edge medical services that you cannot receive anywhere else in the world.”

“…”

In the end, Roosevelt, Admiral King, and Marshal George Marshall received a special comprehensive health checkup, including a CT scan, at the Military Hospital in Yongsan, and departed the country with a warm welcome.

If history had been correct, all three would have died from strokes, but that would never have happened here.

Because South Korea does not want their friendly deaths.